Chapter IV
"Yes, suh. Here they all came--'twas the finest hotel--before the war-time; old Southern families--buyin' an' sellin' their property. Yes, ma'am, very interesting! This way! And here were the bells to all the rooms.
Studies and Essays: Quality, and Others
Chapter IV
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"Yes,
suh.
Here
they
all
came--'twas
the
finest
hotel--before
the
war-time;
old
Southern
families--buyin'
an'
sellin'
their
property.
Yes,
ma'am,
very
interesting!
This
way!
And
here
were
the
bells
to
all
the
rooms.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
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"Yes,
suh.
Line 2
Here
they
all
came--'twas
the
finest
hotel--before
the
war-time;
old
Southern
families--buyin'
an'
sellin'
their
property.
Line 3
Yes,
ma'am,
very
interesting!
Line 4
This
way!
Line 5
And
here
were
the
bells
to
all
the
rooms.
Learner Dictionary
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Before
preposition
US /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading “Here they all came--'twas the finest hotel--before the war-time; old Southern families--buyin' an' sellin' their property.”
Here
noun
US /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Here they all came--'twas the finest hotel--before the war-time; old Southern families--buyin' an' sellin' their property.”
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all
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From this reading Here they all came--'twas the finest hotel--before the war-time; old Southern families--buyin' an' sellin' their property.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Here they all came--'twas the finest hotel--before the war-time; old Southern families--buyin' an' sellin' their property.
AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And here were the bells to all the rooms.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Here they all came--'twas the finest hotel--before the war-time; old Southern families--buyin' an' sellin' their property.
bells
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buyin
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From this reading Here they all came--'twas the finest hotel--before the war-time; old Southern families--buyin' an' sellin' their property.
came
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families
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From this reading Here they all came--'twas the finest hotel--before the war-time; old Southern families--buyin' an' sellin' their property.
finest
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From this reading Here they all came--'twas the finest hotel--before the war-time; old Southern families--buyin' an' sellin' their property.
HerenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Here they all came--'twas the finest hotel--before the war-time; old Southern families--buyin' an' sellin' their property.
hotel
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From this reading Here they all came--'twas the finest hotel--before the war-time; old Southern families--buyin' an' sellin' their property.
interesting
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From this reading Yes, ma'am, very interesting!
ma'am
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From this reading Yes, ma'am, very interesting!
old
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From this reading Here they all came--'twas the finest hotel--before the war-time; old Southern families--buyin' an' sellin' their property.
property
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From this reading Here they all came--'twas the finest hotel--before the war-time; old Southern families--buyin' an' sellin' their property.
rooms
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From this reading And here were the bells to all the rooms.
sellin
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From this reading Here they all came--'twas the finest hotel--before the war-time; old Southern families--buyin' an' sellin' their property.
Southern
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From this reading Here they all came--'twas the finest hotel--before the war-time; old Southern families--buyin' an' sellin' their property.
suh
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From this reading "Yes, suh.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Here they all came--'twas the finest hotel--before the war-time; old Southern families--buyin' an' sellin' their property.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Here they all came--'twas the finest hotel--before the war-time; old Southern families--buyin' an' sellin' their property.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Here they all came--'twas the finest hotel--before the war-time; old Southern families--buyin' an' sellin' their property.
ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This way!
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading And here were the bells to all the rooms.
twas
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From this reading Here they all came--'twas the finest hotel--before the war-time; old Southern families--buyin' an' sellin' their property.
very
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From this reading Yes, ma'am, very interesting!
war-time
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From this reading Here they all came--'twas the finest hotel--before the war-time; old Southern families--buyin' an' sellin' their property.
way
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From this reading This way!
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading And here were the bells to all the rooms.
Yes
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From this reading "Yes, suh.